to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
great hurry; great haste; rush
by all means; by all costs
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
bridal costume; wedding dress
something; some kind of; for some reason
preparation; arrangements
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
this family; we; this house
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
at least; at most; (even) just
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to have a talk; to tell a story
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to extend (building); to build on
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
lately; recently; nowadays
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
proud; having a prominent nose
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages